Valve



March 15, i932. F. 5. WALKER VALV E Filed Aug. 25, 195o 2 sheets-sheet EZEw March 1s, 1932. F, G, WALKER 1,849,259

VALVE Filed Aug. 25, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 4r- I '9 FIG: 5- 1 .54V

attoxmu Patented Mar. 15, 1932 Y UNITED STATES PATENT ol-l-lclaiV FRANK G. WALKER, 0F SANTA BARBARA, i' CALIFORNIA VALVE t Application fued August 25,1930. serial No. 477,645.

vide a valve having a tubular operating handle serving as a spout through vwhich fluid passing through said'valvemay be discharged and directed to a suitable receiver, and which indicates by its position the direc tion of flow of fluid throughsaid valve."

Further objects of my invention are to Vprovide a valve affording anA lunobstructed linear path through which fluid may continuously flow, and having ,means by which saidfluid may beV diverted from said linear path and discharged through theV tubular handle by the Inerer movement of saidhandle to its discharge position.

My invention includes a valve having relatively directed discharge ports in its casing respectively registerable with openings in the valve plug and so arranged that the flow through the valve is not interrupted by its change of direction. f

Specifically stated, the form ofmy invention as hereinafter described comprehends a valve comprising a casing having an inlet port and relatively directed outlet ports, and a rotatable plug having openings therein registerable with said ports and having its stem provided with a tubular controlling handle affording a discharge spout and having a passageway arrangedto'register with one of said discharge ports when in its horizontal or discharge position.y

My invention also includes all of the various novel features of construction andl arrangement as hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevational view of a threeewayvalve constructed in accordance with my in-4 vention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view ofthe valve shown in Fig. l taken on the line 2-2 in said figure, the spout" structure forming the `handle being 'shown in elevation for convenience of illustration; Fig?, is a'perspective view of the valve plug per se; Fig. 4 is a side elevational `View of said valve'showing thespout in position to discharge therethrough; Fig. 'is va front 'elevational view of the valve body per se, the spout 'structure and pipe attaching @lands bein removedy for convenience of ilb t) lustration; Fig. 6 is'a plan sectional view of saidvalve as shown in Fig. L taken on the line 6-6 in said figure,the spout forming the handle being shown in elevation for convenience of illustration; and Fig. 7 is a diagrannnatic sectional view showing the rela# tion of the valve plug-passages with respect to the portsV in the: valve body as said valveplug moves vfrom one position to another. i

In said figures, `the valve comprisesfthe valve body 1, the` plug'Q, vandthe spoutf3 having the hub 4 and serving as the handle by which the valve-plug may-be operated and by which fluid passing throughsaid valve may be diverted and dischargedinto any suitable receptacle when desired.

The valve l is generally cylindrical in form, having the plug socket 5 provided with the alined through ports 6 and 7 in its cylindrical y wall and the discharge port 9 in its forward plane wall. The ports 6 and 7 open into the packing pockets l1() and 1.1 into which the opposed ends of thepipe line 8 extend. These pockets l0 and 11 are internally threaded and afford stuHing boxes for packing material 12 and 13 which maybe compressed to form a f fluid-.tight joint by the respective glandsl and 16. l f' The valve-plug 2 is rotatably retained in the socket v5 by the plug retaining plate 17 f preferably in the form of a circular disk suitably held in position toclose the valve body by the screwsq19, with they packing washer 20 interposed between it and said 'plug to provide a leak-proof joint. Said valve-plugQ isprovided' with the transverse bore 22 arranged to axially aline with the ports 6 and 7 when the spout 3 forming the handle is in its vertical position, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to provide a straight uninterrupted flow of lluid passing therethrough.

The valve-plug 2 is also provided with the transversely extending aperture 23 whcse axis intersects the axis of said bore 22 in substantially normal relation thereto, and has the sectoral aperture 25 communicating with r the bore 22 and opening through the forward wall of said plug 2 so as to register with the port 9 when'the plug 2 is turned to the position indicated in Fig. 6.

i As best shown in Fig. 6, the valve-plug 2 has its stem 26 extended through the axially disposed aperture 27 in the outer wall of the valve body l, said stem being provided with the ribs 29 which are cooperative with the corresponding grooves 30 in the hub 4 to prevent relative rotation, and also having the threaded free end 3l with which the retaining nut 32 is so engaged that its flange 33 bears upon said hub 4 with such force as to maintain the adjacent surfaces of the outer -wall of the valve body and the plug 2 and hub 4 respectively in fluid-tight engagement. Surrounding the stem 426 adjacenttoits threaded end a pocket 35 is provided in the hub 4 arranged to receive packing 36 which is backed up by the washer 37 preferably formed of metal and forced inwardly by the spiral spring 39 interposed between it and they nut 32. y

As best shown in Fig. 6, the spout 3 is in threaded engagement with the hub 4, and atfords communication through thepassageway.50 which may register with the port 9, and through said port 9, aperture 25, bore 22, aperture 23 and port 7 with the pipe 8 when said spout is turned to its horizontal position as indicated in said ligure.Y

Referring to Figs. l, 4 and 5, the flange 51 of the hub 4 has the sectoral recess 52,the endsl of which serve as abutments 53 and 54 which respectively engage the abutment post 55 'on the valve body 5l to limit the rotation of said valve-plug 2, so as to respectively direct the fluid passing therethrough in the straightfunretarded path throughthe pipe line'8 or from the lower section of said pipe line through the discharge spout 3, as desired. A

It may be here notedthat the bore 22 and the aperture 23 are so proportioned and related that either one or the other or both at the same time are in direct communication with the port 7 at all times, so that excess pressure may not be so built up in the pipe line as to cause injury to the mechanism or to the power unit by which the lluid is forced therethrough; this is best illustra-ted in Fig'. 7 wherein the bore 22 and the aperture 23 are both in communication with the port 7,

and the sectoral aperture 25, indicated in dash lines, is just ready to form communication with the port 9 indicated in dot-and-dash lines, which condition will be effected by a` the pipe-line 8, said lluid is directed therefrom substantially horizontal and will strike the bottom of the sink or receptacle in such a manner as to prevent splashing.

My invention is advantageous in that a valve of relatively light construction may be employed, which not only conserves space and weight, but by the novel arrangement oi the hollow discharge handle the operations oi': shutting oit the direct -flow throughthe pipe line 8, and the discharge of the fluid into any suitable receptacle, may be contemporaneously effected by a single movement of the operators hand. I f

I do not desire to limit my invention to the precise details of construction and arrangement as herein set forthas it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the essential features of my invention as defined in the appended claims. Y y l Having thus described myV invention, I claim:

1.',Avalvehavinga casing provided with a plurality of ports, a plughaving openings arranged to soregister with said ports as to maintain acontinuously open passageway irrespective offits position, and a tubular handle for said vplug having a passageway registrable with yoneof said ports.

2. A valve having a lcasing provided with an inlet Aport and relatively directed outlet ports, a plug having openings arranged to selectively register with said ports, anda tubular handle for-said plug'having a passageway l registrable with one of said outlet ports and communicating with said inlet through said plug in oneposition of said handle, and out of registry when in an alternate position.

3. A valve having a casing provided with a plurality of ports, a cylindrical plug having openings arranged to register with said ports and having a stem, and a tubular handle having a hub overlying one of said ports and arranged to normally close said last mentioned port and having a passageway arranged to register with this port when it is desired to discharge through said handle.

4. A valve having a casing 'comprising a cylindrical wall having alined ports and a plane wall having an exhaust port, a cylindrical plug having an opening extending transversely therethrough and arranged to register with said alined ports, said opening being extended through the end Wall of said plug and registrable with the port in the plane wall of said casing, and a tubular handle for said plug having a passageway arranged to register with said exhaust port.

5. A valve having a casing provided with a plurality of ports, a valve-plug having a bore extending transverse therethrough and arranged to register with relatively alined ports in said casing and having an opening registrable with a laterally disposed port, and a spout forming a handle Jfor said valveplug and having a hub provided with a passageway connected with said spout and arranged to register with said laterally disposed port.

6. A valve having a casing provided with inlet Vand outlet ports, and an exhaust port, a valve-plug having a bore arranged to register with said inlet and outlet ports, and having an opening in communication with said bore arranged to register with said exhaust port7 and a spout comprising a handle for said valve-plug and having a passageway in alinement with the opening in said valve-plug and arranged to contemporaneously register with said exhaust port.

7. A valve comprising a body provided with a circular socket having an end wall and having inlet and outlet ports in its circular wall and an exhaust port in its end wall,

a valve-plug rotatable in said socket and having passageways therein respectively registrable with said ports, and a tubular handle having a passageway in alinement with one of the passageways in said valve-plug and arranged to be moved therewith into and out of registry with said exhaust port.

8. A valve comprising a body provided with a circular socket having an end wall and having inlet and outlet ports in its circular wall and an exhaust port in its end wall,'a valve-plug rotatable in said socket and having passageways therein respectively registrable with said ports. a closure removably connected with said body and arranged to retain said valve-plug in said socket, and a tubular handle having its end deflected outwardly and having a passageway in alinement with one of the passageways in said valve-plug and arranged to be moved therewith into and out of registry with said exhaust port and when said handle is turned to register its passageway with said exhaust, its outwardly deflected end being in a position to discharge horizontally.

9. A valve comprising `a body provided with a circular socket having an end wall and having inlet and outlet ports in its circular wall and an exhaust port in its end wall, a valve plug rotatable in said socket and having passageways therein respectively registrable with said ports, means arranged to retain said plugin said socket, a tubular handle provided with a hub having abutments and having a passageway 1n ahnement with one of the passageways of said valve plug and arranged to be moved therewith into and out of registry with said exhaust port, and means on said body arranged to engage said abutments to limit the rotation of said plug in registry with said ports.

10. A valve comprising a body provided with a circular socket having an end wall and having inlet and outlet ports and an exhaust port, a valve plug rotatable in said socket and having a bore of equal diameter with said inlet and outlet ports arranged to be turned into alinement therewith to afford an uninterrupted passage thereto said plug having a recess opening into said bore and arranged to register with said exhaust port, and a hollow handle forming a spout arranged to communicate with said exhaust port when turned in position to discharge Huid from said valve.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of August, A. D. 1930.

' FRANK Gr. WALKER. 

